Crete vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Crete	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1150	$2717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2795	$6307
🏠 One person rent	$530	$1692
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$2963
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$997	$5130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	32	91
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	623K	716K

The cost of living in Crete is 58% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 4640th and 463rd ($1150 vs $2717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 418th in Greece and the United States, respectively. Check Greece vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.9 months in Denver. Crete ranked 28th best city to live in Greece vs Denver ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 5717th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Denver

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	Crete	Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$7.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$1812
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$3223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$4595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.86	$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.09	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.32	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$1528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4629	$16279

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638

Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768